Following a rigorous selection process, we are pleased to present the following five-minute EAGxVirtual 2020 lightning talks:

Cecilia Tilli: Antimicrobial resistance: A cause that joins global health and development with longtermism and biosecurity?
Noga Aharony: Aiming toward a biosecurity career from grad school
Jennifer-Justine Kirsch: The next frontier: Lessons learned from an EA fish startup
Sid Efromovich: Introducing Generation Pledge
Michael Aird: Why we need a database of existential risk estimates
Jessica McCurdy: The case for virtual cross-university fellowships
Roy Head: Development Media International and COVID-19
Juan Bartolomé García Martínez: Microbial protein as food for the apocalypse
Jack Lewars: Open a 'One for the World' chapter and change the world
Frankie Andersen-Wood: I'm not qualified to give this talk
James Fodor: Pitfalls of Bayesian reasoning
Chloe Dempsey: Cultivated meat: Does the Chinese consumer have an appetite?

We've lightly edited these talks for clarity. You can also watch them on YouTube and read them on effectivealtruism.org.

Moderator: Hi, everyone. Welcome to EAGxVirtual 2020 lightning talks. We're about to watch 12 videos submitted by attendees just like you, on topics ranging from biosecurity, to cultivated meat, to donation pledges, to imposter syndrome. Some of our speakers represent EA organizations. Others are individuals presenting their own thoughts and experiences, or research that they've done in their spare time.

Their work demonstrates the depth, scope, thoughtfulness, and commitment to action that the EA community brings to the challenge of doing good better. We're proud to share these talks with you today.

Cecilia Tilli: Antimicrobial resistance: A cause that joins global health and development with longtermism and biosecurity?

Hi. My name is Cecilia Tilli, and I am the Secretary General of the Foundation to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance. I will speak briefly about antimicrobial resistance and how this could be a cause that joins global health and development with longtermism and biosecurity.

First, some quick background information on antibiotic resistance: This is what happens when we use antibiotics against bacterial infections, and the bacteria evolves so that the treatment becomes ineffective. This is estimated today to cause about 700,000 deaths annually, and it's expected to cause about 10 million deaths annually b...

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